"A lot of states are taking effort to minimize or mitigate the spread of wild hogs." ...

Vaccination rates among U.S. kindergartners have fallen below the level generally needed to prevent infectious diseases like ...

Recent Cyclospora outbreaks have renewed public attention to foodborne parasites, but they also highlight a broader reality: ...

Gédéon Banga Ngbape and his team of community health workers are laboring tirelessly in eastern Congo to track the country’s ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) -Health officials are keeping an eye on several infectious diseases across Virginia, from respiratory illnesses and foodborne infections to tick-borne diseases and sexually ...

A new website will track the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases across the United States to offer the public, the media, healthcare providers, public health officials, and policymakers reliable ...

A 4,000-year-old disease often associated with biblical times is making a slow but steady comeback in one U.S. state. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is an illness many often relegate to the ...

Four illnesses have made headlines this summer: Ebola, measles, cyclosporiasis and hantavirus. Cyclosporiasis and measles are still very much a concern. While the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak is ...

Scientists discover new viruses every year. A catalogue of the riskiest ones could help us spot the next pandemic before it takes hold.

There are no vaccines or medicines available to prevent or treat the Powassan virus Smith Collection/Gado/Getty A disease spread by ticks is rising in the United States The Powassan virus mostly ...

Celiac disease can cause dehydration due to diarrhea. Sjögren's disease leads to dehydration by affecting moisture-producing glands. Ulcerative colitis causes dehydration from frequent diarrhea and ...

The strain of hantavirus that has killed three people and sickened five others on a cruise ship is the Andes strain, which is typically found in South America including parts of Argentina, where the ...